BOLNISI AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006800250012-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 20, 2001
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: February 7, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATtONs~coNTcrUL - US UFr'l~z~ or?.Y 25X1 A
CEA!'fi~AL INT~LL G~N~~UAGENCY REPORT N0.
100~~`OiR~~I-?TlC~~ d~EPCaR`r CD N0.
COUNTRY' USSR { 4eorgiaza ~SR~
SUBJECT Holaiai tiirfield
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PLACE
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DATE OF
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25X1X REPORT N0.
In Tt~c: a:irfi~.lc; ~das nortf~ of Lyuksembur~i {~olnisi) {~1,o213w ~J/1~ito33Q ~), Geor~
?,ian cSSR, ~;rc. a~,out 1 '~_^ north of the Ti~rlis {Tbilisi) {~ l~2R p~/!~ 1~~~ R)
~Leninakan {~.p?It8~ rz/t,.3?50~ ~) rvad c,~iich runs t~nrou~h the northern section
o~ the tovrn, The: a.~provised airfielc: bras about 2 kra from east to west anti
l 2cm from nortPi to soutlio It could Ue enlarged to the north, northvrest and
east,
2, There was a three story fli~tit control station vrit~~ obstacle li~3its. The air
un.i.t, corapos~d al.r~.ost exclusively of officers ranking Eton lieutenant to Major,
and trae ground personnel resided iri tie toz~ryi. tdo ~rksho~s or other buildings
tivere seen. Lars, sir7ilar to searchlights, ~r3iich yre:re fitted on lo~'r t~oacien
poles on tIx? edgy of the field, illuriinatecl tlx: fie-lc, at night. Ttte r~ur;ray ~rss
r~a.rk~:d by red ground larzps o ~ double rorr .of white 1a~rps racti.ating a faint
light extended c?ue crest of fifes fie:le:. ~'','s said. t}gat thE.sc: lamps illuminated the
r~a9.n flying lane, A gasoline dur-p comrposed oi'